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l“COVID not over, Christmas may be problematic” - Top UK Medical Officer l Widespread COVID-19 infection found in US deer: New York Times l Gates Foundation offers $5 million to fix COVID syringe shortage WorldUnvaccinated people in…

Police have recovered a female body in an abandoned travelling bag near a garbage dump in Sapugaskanda today. It has been recovered beside the road to Sapugaskanda oil refinery, police said. The victim’s whereabouts are yet to…

WorldDemocratic Republic of Congo President Felix TshisekediTags: Print EditionSCOTLAND: The head of the African Union says the international community must support the continent’s efforts to adapt to climate change, including a…

354 more individuals recovered from COVID-19 bringing the total recoveries in the country to 514,234, the Epidemiology Unit confirmed.

WorldAfghan girls at a primary school in the city of Kandahar last month.Tags: Print EditionFRANCE: The United Nations Children’s Agency (UNICEF) has said that it is going to set up a system that will facilitate in directly funding…

WorldTags: TalibanAfghanistanThe Taliban has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan, a move that could further disrupt an economy on the brink of collapse.   "The economic situation and national interests in the country…

SportsWhen Asanka Gurusinha won the Observer Schoolboy Cricketer award in 1985.Tags: Print EditionSri Lanka continued its dismal performance at the T20 World Cup tournament but it was heartening to see three past Observer SLT-Mobitel…

Law & OrderCamelia NathanielTags: Print EditionA suspect who attempted to smuggle in four mobile phones was nabbed at the Kalutara Prison yesterday. The inmate convicted of having cannabis by the Panadura Magistrate’s Court had…

Law & OrderTags: Sri LankaCentral BankGovernorCabraalAjith Nivard CabraalThe Court of Appeal today rejected the writ application challenging the appointment of former Finance State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal as the Governor of…

WorldTags: Print EditionSWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year.…